Then-Sen. Joe Biden described avoiding red traffic signals in Washington, D.C., due to carjackers while advocating for his crime bill on the Senate floor.

Some House Democrats are striking a much more careful tone on President Trump's D.C. crime crackdown than their party's ...

Analysts say they see “a weird degree” of federal involvement in the day-to-day criminal justice apparatus of the District of ...

A band of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation to thwart President Trump’s takeover of the Washington, D.C., police ...

The showdown in Washington is the latest attempt by Trump to test the boundaries of his legal authority to carry out his ...

District of Columbia Attorney General Brian Schwalb filed a lawsuit saying Trump is going beyond his legal power over the ...

Trump’s critics and some allies question his silence on admissions policies that give applicants a boost because of their ...

The Justice Department on Thursday appointed an “emergency police commissioner” to oversee the Metropolitan Police Department.